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2016 Clube Atlético Mineiro Season
The 2016 season is Clube Atlético Mineiro's 108th in existence and tenth consecutive season in the top-flight of Football in Brazil, Brazilian football. Along with the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and the Campeonato Mineiro, the club will also compete in the Copa Libertadores, the Copa do Brasil and the Primeira Liga (Brazil), Primeira Liga. Season overview Background and pre-season Atlético Mineiro finished as runner-up in the previous season's 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, and qualified to the 2016 Copa Libertadores. Levir Culpi, the head coach for most of 2015, mutually terminated its contract in the end of that year, being replaced by Uruguayan Diego Aguirre, who took charge in January 2016. Atlético took part in Florida Cup (soccer), Florida Cup, a pre-season competition in the US, which it won. Players Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 26 June 2016.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clube Atlético Mineiro
The Clube Atlético Mineiro (), commonly known as Atlético Mineiro and colloquially as the Galo (, "Rooster"), is a professional association football club in Belo Horizonte, the capital city of the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais. They compete in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the Brazilian football league system, first level of Brazilian football. The Clube Atlético Mineiro was founded on 25 March 1908 by twenty-two students from Belo Horizonte. Despite having upper-class founders, the club immediately opened its doors to players of every social class.The club's mascot, the rooster, has been strongly associated with Atlético since its introduction in the 1930s. Over the years, the word ''Galo'' (Portuguese language, Portuguese for "rooster") became a common nickname for the club itself. The team's regular home Kit (association football), kit comprises black-and-white striped shirts, black shorts and white socks. Atlético has won the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football In Brazil
Association football, Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of the country's national identity. The Brazil national football team has won the FIFA World Cup five times, the most of any team, in 1958 FIFA World Cup, 1958, 1962 FIFA World Cup, 1962, 1970 FIFA World Cup, 1970, 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1994 and 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2002. Brazil and Germany national football team, Germany are the only teams to succeed in qualifying for all the World Cups for which they entered the qualifiers; Brazil is the only team to participate in every World Cup competition ever held. Brazil has also won an Olympic gold medal, at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro and at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Brazil hosted the 1950 FIFA World Cup, 1950 and 2014 FIFA World Cup. It also hosted the inaugural FIFA Club World Championship, 2000 FIFA Club World Cup. Pelé won three World Cups (he was injured during most of the 1962 World Cup). Some of the most promine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goalkeeper (association Football)
The goalkeeper (sometimes written as goal-keeper, abbreviated as GK, keeper, keeps, or goalie) is a association football positions, position in association football. It is the most specialised position in the sport. The goalkeeper's main role is to stop the opposing football team, team from Scoring in association football, scoring a 'Football pitch#Goals, goal' (i.e. putting the football (ball), ball over the Goal_(sports)#Association_football, goal Goal line (association football), line). This is accomplished by having the goalkeeper move into the trajectory of the ball to either catch it or direct it further from the vicinity of the goal line. Within the penalty area, goalkeepers are allowed to use their hands, giving them (outside throw-ins) the sole rights on the field to handle the ball. The goalkeeper is indicated by wearing a different coloured kit (association football), kit from their teammates and opposition. The back-pass rule is a rule that disallows handling passes b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Leandro Bagy
Victor Leandro Bagy (born 21 January 1983), known as Victor, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Having started his career with Paulista, where he spent his first six professional years and won the Copa do Brasil in 2005, Victor moved to Grêmio in 2008, where he finished as runner-up of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in his first season, receiving the Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão twice and the Bola de Prata once as best goalkeeper in the league during his spell with the club. He then joined Atlético Mineiro in 2012, where he won the Copa Libertadores in 2013 (being selected as the best goalkeeper of the tournament) and the Copa do Brasil in 2014, while again finishing as runner-up of the Brasileiro twice. Victor has represented the Brazil national team since 2010, being part of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup winning squad, also being included in the 2011 Copa América and 2014 FIFA World Cup teams. Club career Paulista Born in Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA Eligibility Rules
In association football, the FIFA eligibility rules are the eligibility criteria established by FIFA (International Association Football Federation), the sport's governing body, to facilitate the selection of representative teams for international competitions. Specifically, FIFA maintains and implements rules determining a player's eligibility to represent a particular national team in officially sanctioned international competitions and friendly matches. Traditionally, athlete eligibility has been tied to legal nationality, allowing players with multiple nationalities to represent more than one country, especially after naturalisation. However, national teams are organised by national football associations, not all of which are affiliated with FIFA. Some countries, like the United Kingdom, are represented by constituent associations (England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland), while other associations represent regions not typically recognized as independent countries, suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Cup (soccer)
The Florida Cup (also known as the FC Series) is an annual club association football friendly exhibition competition that is held in the state of Florida, United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 .... Introduced in 2015, the competition has featured international clubs of the top 100 in the European rankings and the top 50 in the South American rankings. In its present form, the event winner can be decided by aggregate points or through a final playoff format match. The format of the event varies each year according to the schedules of the participating clubs' league schedules. Editions Florida Cup / FC Series Soccer Champions Tour (supported by the Florida Cup) Records and statistics References External links * {{Club soccer friendly tourna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levir Culpi
Levir Culpi (born 28 February 1953) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. Playing career Known as Levir during his playing days, he was born in Curitiba, Paraná, and started his career with hometown club Coritiba, in 1972. After spending a six-month loan deal at Botafogo the following year, he signed for Santa Cruz in 1974. Levir subsequently represented Colorado (two stints), Atlante, Vila Nova, Figueirense and Juventude, retiring with the latter in 1985. Coaching career Immediately after retiring Culpi took up coaching, starting with his last club Juventude. After a stint at Caxias he was named Atlético Paranaense head coach in 1986, but left the club in the following year. After a period in charge of Marcílio Dias, Culpi took Internacional de Limeira to their second national title, a Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 1988. He subsequently managed Criciúma, Internacional and Coritiba before returning to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (officially the Brasileirão Chevrolet 2015 for sponsorship reasons) was the 59th edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level of professional football in Brazil. After winning twice in a row in the 2013 and 2014 seasons, Cruzeiro came in defending their title as the Brazilian football champions. Corinthians won the title, their sixth overall and third since the introduction of the double round-robin in 2003. Format For the thirteenth consecutive season, the tournament was played in a double round-robin system. The team with the highest number of points at the end of the season was declared champion. The bottom four teams were relegated and will play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in the 2016 season. International qualification The Série A served as a qualifier to CONMEBOL's 2016 Copa Libertadores. The top-three teams in the standings qualified to the Second Stage of the competition, while the fourth place in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primeira Liga (Brazil)
Primeira Liga (First League), also known as Liga Sul-Minas-Rio (South-Minas-Rio League) or Copa Sul-Minas-Rio (South-Minas-Rio Cup), was a Brazilian football competition contested between Brazil's South Region, Ceará, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro state teams. This competition is a successor tournament to the Copa Sul-Minas Copa Sul-Minas was a Brazilian football competition that ran between 2000 and 2002, with teams from the three Southern states of Brazil, plus the Southeastern state of Minas Gerais. It is a successor competition to the 1999 Tournament called Copa .... History The competition was founded in 2015 by clubs that were unhappy with the state championships and their low attendances and revenues. The first edition was played in 2016. The tournament went on hiatus for 2018, before being officially cancelled the following year. List of champions See also * Copa Sul Minas References External linksOfficial site Football cup competitions in Brazil Rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copa Do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil () is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and it is the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, Copa del Rey, Scottish Cup and Copa Argentina, even though it has much more prestige and is considered almost as important as the Brazilian League, as the prize money is higher than the ''Brasileirão'''s. The Copa do Brasil is an opportunity for teams from smaller states to play against the big teams. The winner of the cup automatically qualifies for the following edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, the most prestigious continental football tournament contested by top clubs in South America organized by CONMEBOL. Initially the Copa do Brasil was contested by 32 clubs. The field increased to 40 in 1996, increased to 69 by the year of 2000, and stabilized at 64 after 2001 which it remained at until 2012. Clubs from all 26 Braz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
